Firestone tires are one of the most popular and widely available brands on the market today. They don't always match up with Michelin, Goodyear, and others on treadlife, but they consistently rank high in customer reviews. There's also the matter of price, where Firestone is a solid value pick.

A Grand Ole Opry member for nearly two decades, Adkins also known for notable roles as an actor in film and television, including voice-overs for Firestone commercials. Adkins recently set out for his headline “Somewhere in America 2023 Tour,” which spans coast-to-coast throughout this year.

WHO WE ARE. Bridgestone Americas traces its roots to two distinguished companies: The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, founded by Harvey Firestone in Akron, Ohio in August 1900, and the Bridgestone Tire Company Ltd., founded by Shojiro Ishibashi in Japan in 1931.

Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tire company founded by Harvey S. Firestone (1868–1938) in 1900 initially to supply solid rubber side–wire tires for fire apparatus, and later, pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era.

Firestone is now part of the Bridgestone group, manufacturing tyres of the highest quality providing quality tyres at an affordable price. They have developed a tyre range which consists of a large variety of tyres designed with safety, reliability and performance in mind.

In general, Bridgestone model tires are consider premium quality tires across their product line. Firestone offers mid-level quality tires. However, like all tire manufacturers, the quality and performance type of their offered tire models can vary greatly.

1900. The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company is founded in Akron, Ohio.

In 2012, Adkins signed a deal with truck stop chain Pilot Flying J to become the company's new spokesman. Adkins also lent his signature voice to Firestone as part of the "Drive a Firestone" campaign to revitalize the brand in 2012.

For example, BFGoodrich was bought by the French manufacturer Michelin, and Firestone is now part of the Japanese brand Bridgestone. Although such brands can still be called American, they now belong to foreign companies. Despite this, even used Bridgestone tires are often used in other countries.

Firestone pioneered the manufacture of pneumatic tires for the Ford Model T automobile, and a sale of thousands of tires to Ford in 1906 propelled Firestone to the top of the American tire industry. The company was innovative in design and manufacturing, pioneering many new tires and treads.

In May 1988, Bridgestone acquired The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, which transformed Bridgestone into one of the world's largest tire and rubber companies. The acquisition of Firestone gave Bridgestone a large number of production sites in North America, Central and South America, Europe, and other locations.

Overview: Firestone is a mid-range brand known for producing tyres that are ideal for everyday driving. It is owned by Bridgestone, a premium manufacturer, which means its tyres benefit from shared expertise, although they do not offer the same level of performance.